A Long Road To Anywhere

A girl-child grows up and out of The Great Depression. Where to begin this story? Almost any place would do but people like real beginnings and endings so the year 1929 is as good a place as any. That was the year that a little girl's love affair with animals began. The child almost by osmosis soaked up values ideals concepts and a philosophy of life along with an ability to observe understand respect and sometimes love every living thing. And just as her father showed her that each duck had a distinct individual personality reasoning power and the ability to communicate with anyone who understands 'duckese' he also taught her about death and its necessity if life is to continue. This is a difficult lesson for anyone but a lesson everyone must eventually learn and come to terms with no matter how hard and hurting they find it. Life is not only full of beginnings; it is also full of endings.